Donnerstag, 28. Februar 2013

Jigging rods

After having written about popper and stickbait rods before, I also did some research on suitable jigging rods (for jigging for GTs). Please notice that in the meantime I have updated this post and I have replaced many rods by lighter versions. For most cases jigs from 200gr to 300gr will be perfect (also for dogtooth tuna) and most rods were to heavy for those sizes. For exactly that reason I have also removed the Carpenter and Fisherman jigging rods. Even though they are highly recommended, only the lightest models work such jigs and those models may be slightly too "weak" for GTs.
All models listed here are for spinning reels (not for conventional reels). Which one you prefer is mostly up to your preference. So here we go:

Manufacturer Model Lure Weight PE Class Rod Length Transport Length Rod Weight (gr) Max Drag (kg) Price
HOTS Fake Lez 63H 280 4-8 6.3 192 - - 55,650 YEN
MC Works Southern Blue Akabara 556 200-400 5-8 5.5 168 300 13 850 USD
MC Works Southern Blue Akabara 535 150-300 5-6 5.3 162 - 12 ~50,000 YEN
JiggingMaster Three Kings 53S-L 250-400 4-8 5.3 33 623 USD
Ocean Tackle International Fathom Blade 300S 225-300 4-8 5.4 - - 10 310 USD
Ripple Fisher 568 320 6 5.6 171 - - 56,000 YEN
Ripple Fisher SELFISH 597 Vertical Model 180-240 6 5.9 180 261 - 58,000 YEN
Shimano TCurve Revolution Offshore 200-400 6 5.2 160 - - 300 AUD
Smith AMJ S52EX 400 4-8 5.2 159 280 14 39,900 YEN
Synit Venom V350FT (Blank) 200-400 4-6 5.4 165 120 (only Blank) 14 only custom made, price on request
Synit Kaha KH300 200-400 5-6 5.3 162 - 14 only custom made, price on request
Valley Hill EXP-53XS The Deep Quaker II 250-480 6-8 5.3 - 313 - 630 USD, 45,000 YEN
Xzoga Taka-SA 350-56 350 5-8 5.6 174 - 15 419,00 EUR

You might wonder why I did search for jigging rods but the answer is simple. Casting heavy lures the whole day is tiring (I know that from pike fishing) and jigging (even though physically demanding by its own means) is a different type of movement and allows me to relax some parts of my muscles. Furthermore, you can reach different species and why not fish something else than GTs?

All you experts: please help me improve my rod list. In case you feel there are important rods missing or some don't fit the list, just let me know.

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